autumn 2016
STE6285 Renewable energy - generation and conversion - 5 ECTS
Course content
Content
Wind power and turbine technology, general wind turbine construction, characteristics and components, network and wind power system integration, wind speed measurements and resource mapping, power system stability with large-scale wind power penetration, interaction between wind power and other energy resources, offshore wind power, physical basis of solar cells and solar energy, solar energy applications in the power system, hydro power and hydro power technologies, small-scale hydro power, physical basis and application of salination power, tidal power and wave energy, energy systems design with different forms of energy. Technology, economy and environment, system design, system integration, combination of different forms of energy, field trips and visits
Objectives of the course
Learning outcomes, skills and attitudes The course will provide an introduction to construction and behaviours of different renewable energy sources. Understanding the different energy carriers technical and economic characteristics is emphasized, as well as how the inteaction between different energy carriers can be utilized to obtain an optimal energy system. After completing the course, students will be able to explain the principles and characteristics of different energy technologies and how these can be integrated into the energy system, and they will be able to make simple calculations, analyses, and system assessments for different energy technologies integration.Error rendering component
- About the course
- Campus: Narvik |
- ECTS: 5
- Course code: STE6285
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for elektroteknologi
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